Star Wars: Episode IX has been in production for a while now and Disney has gone over and beyond to ensure that leaks have been as scarce as water in a desert.
But despite security measures that includes having the super-secret script being accompanied by security guards at all times, a leaked promo poster for Episode IX has managed to make its way through the cracks.
And folks, it is a doozy for a heap of reasons.
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This leaked image doesn’t really have the final polish of what we normally see in a Star Wars poster (there’s no subtitle at all) and is most likely something for marketing purposes for the inevitable cascade of branded products that’ll be made when the movie is released.
Having said that, there’s still quite a bit of info to unpack from our first look at Episode IX, some of which is interesting and some that is slightly worrying.
First there’s Rey wielding a lightsaber, suggesting that she’s at least up to the chapter on how to make and repair lightsabers in those stolen Jedi texts of hers. Next to her is a strange-looking alien creature that looks like something straight out of Men In Black and is there because of reasons I haven’t worked out just yet.
Here’s my wild guess, the alien is the new milk supplier for the Resistance.
Good ol’ Chewbacca is back and next to him are two new characters, Jannah and a mask-wearing person named Zorii who may or may not be the Boba Fett of the sequel trilogy.
Kylo Ren appears to have gotten a replacement helmet, suggesting he’s still not over his granddaddy issues, as well as a heap of red Stormtroopers and some cult-looking goons who I presume are the Knights of Ren.
BB-8 is back and it looks like he’s got his own cute little robot sidekick. The probability of a side adventure with BB-8 and friends just skyrocketed.
And last but not least we have C-3PO there and he’s wielding a Wookie bowcaster, presumably Chewie’s. Holy crap. After eight movies of being nothing more than a whiny exposition device, 3PO is finally going to break bad and actually be useful.
Now since this is a leaked image, it’s perhaps best to take this with a few grains of salt and wash it down with some of Luke’s alien milk.
But with the Episode IX marketing machine about to fire up in the lead up to the film’s December release, it won’t be long before we finally get some concrete details about what JJ Abrams has in store to close out this latest Star Wars trilogy.